GOLDEN CORRAL
582 BLANDING BLVD · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee load dirty dishes into dishmachine then stack and put away clean pans/dishes without washing hands before moving to the clean dishes.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flying insects observed at mop sink.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In large walk in cooler, macaroni and cheese (47F – Cold Holding); steak (45F/47F – Cold Holding); ground beef (47F – Cold Holding); cooked meatloaf (46F – Hot Holding); cheese sauce (50F – Cold Holding); beef (46F – Cold Holding); pasta (52F – Cold Holding); cooked ribs (48F – Cold Holding); cooked sweet potatoes (45F-46F – Cold Holding); beef (47F – Cold Holding); steak (47F/48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (53F/52F/45F – Cold Holding); ice cream mix (47F – Cold Holding); butter pats (46F – Cold Holding); milk (45F – Cold Holding); seafood salad (44F – Cold Holding); potato salad (44F – Cold Holding); macaroni salad (45F – Cold Holding); cut tomato (44F-46F – Cold Holding). Per employee all products have been in the cooler overnight.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Fish in triple sink at 52F. Employee states fish has been in the sink for approximately one hour. Fish moved to walk in freezer and temperature taken 30 minutes later at 40F. In large walk in cooler, macaroni and cheese (47F – Cold Holding); steak (45F/47F – Cold Holding); ground beef (47F – Cold Holding); cooked meatloaf (46F – Hot Holding); cheese sauce (50F – Cold Holding); beef (46F – Cold Holding); pasta (52F – Cold Holding); cooked ribs (48F – Cold Holding); cooked sweet potatoes (45F-46F – Cold Holding); beef (47F – Cold Holding); steak (47F/48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (53F/52F/45F – Cold Holding); ice cream mix (47F – Cold Holding); butter pats (46F – Cold Holding); milk (45F – Cold Holding); seafood salad (44F – Cold Holding); potato salad (44F – Cold Holding); macaroni salad (45F – Cold Holding); cut tomato (44F-46F – Cold Holding). Per employee all products have been in the cooler overnight. Operator called for service person during inspection. Raw chicken in pan at breading station at 48F. Employee added ice when inspector entered kitchen. Chicken placed in walk in freezer and approximately 30 minutes later chicken was at 37F. Hash browns at omelet station reach in cooler at 52F. Operator states employee left the hash browns on the counter for approximately 1.5 hours. Hash browns moved to walk in freezer to quickly chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at dessert area has food debris on the blade.
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser at dessert buffet area handwash sink will not dispense towels.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with clear liquid on chemical rack at back exit area storage.
Basic 7
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/floors/walls soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Four vents at meat room entrance have heavy dust. Fan guards in large walk in cooler are soiled. Wall below chemical system and under triple sink in the prep area and wall under dish area pre-rinse has heavy black mold-like substance. Floor under dish drop off area in dish room has slimey, pink mold-like substance. Floor around grease tanks is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple floor tiles in dish room are missing.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up observed on piping to both cooling units in large walk in cooler.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water at omlet station at 99F and at meat buffet area at 124F. Operator removed water from both areas. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on ice machine at far end service station is soiled. Area around nozzles on juice machine at salad buffet area has black mold-like substance.
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipe along double utility sink in prep area has a leak. One hose from bottom of dishmachine drains onto the floor. Multiple leaks observed from pipes under pre-rinse area in dish room. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In triple sink in prep area, raw fish and raw chicken in sink with no running water. Employee moved both products to walk in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:35 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.